The Holy Family

The Church’s loving concern for the family is enshrined in the liturgy. Every year, on the Sunday after Christmas, we celebrate a feast dedicated to reflection on the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. This feast gives us an opportunity both to honor the...

Introduction to the Christmas Season

As we continue our journey through the liturgical year, the Church now gives us the joyous season of Christmas, which will continue through the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, January 10, 2016. The Christmas Season takes its direction from the splendor of the light...

3rd Sunday of Advent

“Rejoice in the Lord always! I say it again. Rejoice!” These words of St. Paul to the Philippians capture the joyful spirit that radiates from the liturgy of the Third Sunday of Advent. Together with the whole Church, we “dismiss all anxiety from our...

2nd Sunday of Advent

When we began the new liturgical year last Sunday, the clear emphasis of the readings was the urgency of our being prepared for the coming of the Lord. Thus we recognized from the beginning that Advent is a season of preparation. Today’s readings help us...